Iron Deficiency Anaemia Caused by Nonspecific (Idiopathic) Small Bowel Ulceration: An Uncommon Presentation of an Uncommon Disease
Ulcers of the small bowel are rare, and in most cases are due to infections, inflammatory bowel diseases, malignancies or drugs. When none of these causes is recognized, they are classified as ‘nonspecific’ or idiopathic. Such lesions are uncommon, and in most cases present with occlusion. A case of...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2002-01-01
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| Series: | Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2002/451641 |